Pashinyan against the Catholicos

Pashinyan on Catholicos: 'Ex-president Serzh Sargsyan also didn't want to step down, but was forced to'

Armenia

January 09, 2026

According to the Armenian prime minister, he and the 10 bishops on the Church Reform Council will do everything possible to ensure the Patriarch decides to step down.

Confrontation between government and church continues in Armenia: Pashinyan on steps to remove Catholicos

Armenia

January 05, 2026

The Prime Minister and 10 bishops issued a statement presenting a “roadmap” for church reform, aiming ultimately to remove Garegin II from the throne and elect a new Patriarch.

Armenian justice minister says ‘facts’ about Catholicos may be declassified

Armenia

December 12, 2025

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan earlier said he “doesn’t need a catholicos who answers to him, but one who refuses to answer to a senior lieutenant of a foreign intelligence service.”

Is normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations possible without Baku?

Armenia

November 20, 2025

Latest statements from Armenian and Turkish officials on an Azerbaijan peace deal, Armenian MPs’ visit to Istanbul, and meeting with the Azerbaijani delegation

Transit of wheat to Armenia through Azerbaijan: what it means economically and politically

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 12, 2025

Will the trial shipments mark the beginning of regional cooperation?

'Enclave issue to be discussed only after border delimitation' — comment from Yerevan

Azerbaijan-Armenia

November 11, 2025

Baku raises the return of enclaves again, stressing it as a priority for Azerbaijan. Armenian authorities respond that there are “no news” on the matter yet. Full details.

'Coming months will be decisive for Armenia’s future' — Garo Paylan

Armenia-Turkey

November 07, 2025

A former Turkish MP predicts that Turkey will open the Armenian-Turkish border to citizens of third countries in January 2026, and in the following months to Armenian and Turkish citizens as well.

Pashinyan: 'Peace means being able to travel between Armenia and Azerbaijan'

Nikol Pashinyan

November 06, 2025

During the briefing, Armenia’s prime minister addressed questions on Aliyev’s recent statements, wheat imports via Azerbaijan, and the removal of the Catholicos of All Armenians from his position.

Tensions between Armenian authorities and Church: Pashinyan’s plan to remove Catholicos

Armenia

July 24, 2025

The prime minister reportedly proposes appointing a married priest as acting Catholicos and holding elections for a new one. Full details of the plan and expert commentary